[snipped]One of the main reasons comes from the fact that the teachers in his/herelementary school used calculators. >[snipped] > Dave Leom

Dave,

Someone is pulling your leg if they have gotten you to believe that thereason they do not know their multiplication facts is because their"teacher" used a calculator. The reason they do not know theirmultiplication facts is because they looked for "excuses" not to learnthem.Using calculators or any other machine does not prevent people fromlearning. It is and always will be their own choice.